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Tsu City
Mie Prefecture · City
Official websiteMie Prefecture page
Tsu City is the prefectural capital, a coastal city on Ise Bay near the center of the Ise Plain. In the Edo period it prospered as the castle town of the Tsu Domain, ruled by the Todo family. In Isshinden stands Senju-ji, head temple of the Takada branch of Shin Buddhism, where the Miei-do and Nyorai-do halls, both National Treasures, stand side by side. It is the largest city in the prefecture by area.
Key facts
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2025 Population Census (population, area and density); area from the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI), Area Statistics of Prefectures and Municipalities (2025). National ranks are among the 1,741 municipalities, ordered by this site from these values.
Live information
Current weather (observed)
Places to visit
CastleTsu CastleJapanese castle in Tsu, Mie prefecture
MuseumJapon Louvre Sculpture Museummuseum in Japan
Hot spring (onsen)Sakakibara Onsen (Hot spring)building in Mie Prefecture, Japan
CastleKiriyama Castle
Shinto shrineKitabatake ShrineShinto shrine in Mie Prefecture, Japan
HighlandAoyama Highlands
Shinto shrineYuki ShrineShinto shrine in Mie Prefecture, Japan.jpg?width=240)
Buddhist templeTsu Kannon TempleBuddhist temple in Tsu, Mie, Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Tsu-Kawageroadside station in Tsu, Mie prefecture, Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Misugiroadside station in Tsu, Mie prefecture, Japan
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Mountains in this city
Mountains whose summit is in this municipality (mountains of 800 m or higher on this site's map, and mountains in the famous-mountain lists). Elevations from Wikidata and other sources.
Neighboring municipalities
Municipalities sharing a boundary (computed from the National Land Numerical Information administrative boundaries, January 2021).
Other municipalities in Mie Prefecture
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